Schauenstein Castle (Graubünden)
The Look Castle, also known as "Upper Castle ", is in Fuerstenau in Domleschg in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Together with the other castle Fürstenau, the Episcopal or " Lower Castle ", it originally formed part of the medieval fortifications.
History
The core of the castle looking stone consists of a tower, the original eastern end of the old fortifications. In the sauna foundations have received at that time. 1670 acquired the two cousins Rudolf and Johann Rudolf von Stein Watch the decaying building in the possession of the Bishop of Chur and applied it in a new building with a. The present appearance of the castle still goes back to this extension.
At the portal of the west wing remind side of the year 1667, the initials and arms of alliance of the Barons Johann Rudolf and his wife Emilie, nee Molina, to the builders of the plant.
1732 sold the last Baron of looking stone castle on Carl 's Ulysses Stampa. On October 27, 1742 Fuerstenau and the castle was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in its eastern part again. The southern part was much easier restored. 1769 acquired Barbara von Planta from Geneva by the widow Stampa's the castle for her son Major Friedrich von Planta, who brought in 1790 from Paris paintings on canvas with pastoral scenes in the salon after Fuerstenau. 1813 Look flintlock to Conradin von Planta was sold from Zuoz. From 1824 to 1840, the western part of the castle was used as a boarding school, were prepared in which young people from Italian and Romansh valleys to the district school. The school was closed in 1840, the house began to fall apart.
1863 bought Peter von Planta from Zuoz construction. After his death in 1910 Robert von Planta left the house from 1910 to 1912 by the renowned architect Grisons Shepherd and Risch renovate and made it a meeting place for artists and scientists. The castle was sold in 1941 by von Planta Gaudenzdorfer to Rudolf Schoeller and from 1961 to the Emser Werke. In 1998 it acquired the Heinrich Schwendenerstrasse Foundation of Sils im Domleschg. The castle is still owned by the Heinrich Schwendenerstrasse Foundation.
2003 Chef Andreas Caminada and Sieglinde Zottmaier as tenants renovated the house. Since then Schauenstein castle is run as a restaurant and hotel. 2010, the restaurant with 3 Michelin stars and 19 points Gault Millau awarded. 2011 managed Schauenstein Castle on the 23th Place of S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants.
Remisa
In December 2011 Caminada opened in the former coaching workshop in the south of the castle, " La Remisa Tavlada "; the Latin name for " house for dinner party ." In the afternoon snacks are served at a long table made of larch, evening is the Remisa groups.
Gallery
The smoking room
Suite